Verdicts and Settlements

$60.9 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Baby

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm in 2005 obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby.

Our class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances and provide in-kind services.

Lion Air Flight 610 Update: Investigators Release Preliminary Crash ReportOn October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the Java Sea after experiencing a flight control problem minutes after departure. There were no survivors. The Republic of Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) recently published a preliminary report about Lion Air ...

NHTSA Investigates General Motors Over Faulty Braking SystemAccording to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), more than 2.7 million General Motors (GM) vehicles could be affected by deteriorating brake assist vacuum pumps. After receiving 111 complaints about 2014, 2015 and 2016 truck and SUV models, NHTSA has launched an ...

Marriott Discloses 500 Million Guests Affected by Starwood’s Database HackAccording to Marriott’s press release, Starwood’s guest reservation database was hacked. On September 8, 2018, Marriott International received an internal alert about an unauthorized user attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database. Since then, investigators found copied and encrypted information from an authorized user. ...

Train Operator Falls Asleep at Controls, Train Derails and Injures 32

According to CNN, the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train crashed and injured 32 people on March 24.

The eight-car train failed to stop at the end of the line when it arrived at the airport station at 2:52 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department officials. The lead car appeared to have climbed an escalator adjacent to the passenger platform. One federal investigator told CNN that he has never seen a train climb an escalator like the one that jumped the tracks at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

“I’ve investigated many accidents and trains do different things,” stated Tim DePaepe, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator. “It’s all about kinetic force. I have not seen an accident like this personally.”

According to the NTSB, the train’s driver was asleep at the controls when the crash occurred. The operator jolted awake just in time for her to see the lead car climb the stairs that started not far from where the track ran out. However, NTSB investigators say the emergency braking systems should have stopped the eight-car train without her.

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Driver negligence and a potential train defect caused this mind-blowing derailment. As injury lawyer Julie Kane explains in the video below, no matter if you were hurt in a truck accident, car accident or slip and fall accident, the most important step to take after being injured is to seek medical attention for your injuries. After that, it is important to contact an accident attorney so he or she can begin compiling evidence to support your case.

To schedule a consultation with someone at Colson Hicks Eidson, do not hesitate to contact us today. We handle cases throughout the nation and around the globe.

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(*) Disclaimer: All verdicts and settlements listed here are gross amounts before deductions for attorney fees and costs. Past results do not guarantee similar results in the future. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result.